Weight Worries May Start Early for Slim Women' U) @5 J; f o4 W9 v9 n$ Y
There is a range of reasons(一系列原因) why thin women think they're too heavy, but the distorted(扭曲,歪曲)body image may often have its roots in childhood, the results of a new study suggest.
' _6 h5 j; ]& F" n% ^Researchers found that among more than 2,400 thin women they surveyed, nearly 10: {$ T# S% Q' ^$ v% }
percent thought they were too heavy. __ (1)__
& y- N* X! v8 k9 D+ d) ^# r" gAccording to the study authors, led by Dr. Susanne Kruger Kjaer of the Danish CancerSociety, Copenhagen, society's "ideal" female body is moving toward an underweight physique.(体格)__ (2)3 b: D% S P+ L/ ]8 Z' }6 C1 W4 R" x
To investigate body image among thin women, the researchers gave questionnaires(问卷) to 2,443 women ages 27 to 38 whose body mass index(体块指数)was at the low end of normal(正常值下限)___(3)
9 `* N8 k1 e7 H/ b: gOverall, almost 10 percent of the women thought they were too heavy. Those who reportedcertain "severe life events" in childhood or adolescence, such as having a parent become ill orhaving their educational hopes dashed(使破灭,挫败), were more likely than others to have a distorted body image. __ (4)& p- C% e3 y7 R7 C4 B
In contrast, traumatic events in adulthood(成年), such as serious illness or significant marital problems, were not related to poor body image, the researchers report. __ (5)2 D" g6 z- H, U
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A The same was true of* women who started having sex or drinking alcohol when they were Younger than 15 years old.
* M. ^) o9 ]7 `B Experiences in childhood, including having an iii parent, or sta/'ting to drink or have sex at aparticularly young age, were among the risk factors for having a distorted body image.$ y# I2 U0 G7 e4 @: Q3 k
C “Our results indicate that the risk of beingdissatisfied with (one's) own body weight may beestablished early in life," Kjaer and her colleagues write.
) e% P; V8 V+ c7 U9 q4 cD Research suggests that many normal-weight women wish to weigh less.
K8 Q% d J0 O0 o; d; IE If worries have altered your appetite or weight, it will help to talk to someone about it.
/ f8 M* S+ X' D* J+ jF The women were asked about factors ranging from childhood experiences to currentexercise habits.
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